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Stephen Nedoroscik
Nedoroscik at the 2021 National Championships
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1998-10-28) October 28, 1998 (age 26)
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
ResidenceSarasota, Florida
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Years on national team2019 – present (USA)
ClubEVO Gymnastics
College teamPenn State Nittany Lions
Head coach(es)Randy Jepson
Assistant coach(es)Tony Beck
Carlos Vazquez
Medal record
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kitakyushu Pommel Horse
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Cup 1 0 0
Representing Penn State Nittany Lions
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 West Point Pommel Horse
Gold medal – first place 2018 Chicago Pommel Horse
Silver medal – second place 2019 Champaign Pommel Horse

Stephen Nedoroscik (born October 28, 1998) is an American artistic gymnast who specializes on the pommel horse. He is the 2021 World Champion and a two-time NCAA National Champion on the event.[1] He is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team.

Personal life

Nedoroscik was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 28, 1998 to Cheryl and John Nedoroscik. He began gymnastics in 2003.[2]

Gymnastics career

As a young gymnast Nedoroscik competed on all apparatuses. Around the time he was in high school he noticed that he was only progressing on pommel horse and decided to specialize in that event. In 2015 and 2016 he won the Junior Olympic National title on pommel horse.[3] He is well known for competing in goggles which were originally a Secret Santa gift for him from Penn State teammate Ben Cooperman.[4]

2017–18

Nedoroscik began competing for the Penn State Nittany Lions in 2017 and became the NCAA National Champion on the pommel horse during his freshman season.[5] Additionally he qualified to compete at the 2017 U.S. National Championships where he finished seventh on pommel horse.[6]

Nedoroscik began the 2018 season competing at the Winter Cup Challenge where he placed fourth on pommel horse.[7] At the 2018 NCAA National Championships Nedoroscik defended his pommel horse title and helped Penn State finish sixth as a team.[8] Although already pre-qualified to the upcoming U.S. National Championships, Nedoroscik competed at the National Qualifier where he finished fourth on pommel horse.[9] At the National Championships Nedoroscik placed ninth on pommel horse after having a subpar performance on day two of the competition.[10]

2019

Nedoroscik competed at the Winter Cup Challenge and placed first on pommel horse, winning his first elite-level title. As a result he was added to the national team for the first time.[11] Nedoroscik made his international debut at the Doha World Cup where he finished sixth.[12] At the NCAA National Championships Nedoroscik helped Penn State finish sixth as a team and individually he finished second on pommel horse behind Alec Yoder of Ohio State.

Nedoroscik and Alex Diab were selected to compete at the World University Games.[13] Nedoroscik finished 13th during qualification and did not advance to the pommel horse final. At the 2019 U.S. National Championships he finished second on pommel horse behind Sam Mikulak.[14] Nedoroscik ended the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where he finished eighth.[15]

2020–21

In early 2020 Nedoroscik competed at the Melbourne World Cup where he won gold on pommel horse, his first international medal.[16] He next traveled to Azerbaijan to compete at the Baku World Cup; however he immediately returned home due the U.S. State Department raising its alert level for travel to Azerbaijan on March 6 due to COVID-19 fears.[17] Nedoroscik's senior NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the NCAA Championships were canceled.[18] Nedoroscik was awarded the Nissen Emery Award, the highest honor in college men's gymnastics.[19]

Nedoroscik returned to competition at the 2021 Winter Cup where he placed second on pommel horse behind Alec Yoder.[20] At the 2021 U.S. National Championships Nedoroscik placed first on pommel horse and won his first elite-level national title.[21] As a result he qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials.[22] At the Olympic Trials Nedoroscik fell on the first day of competition. As a result he finished third on pommel horse and the selection committee opted to choose Yoder, who finished first, as the individual athlete to send to the Olympic Games.[23]

In September Nedoroscik competed at the Worlds team selection trials. He was named as one of the six members after posting scores of 14.8 and 15.5 during the two days of competition.[24] At the 2021 World Championships Nedoroscik qualified to the pommel horse final in second place, behind Weng Hao of China. During the final he bested both Weng and 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Kazuma Kaya to win the world title. This was the United States' first world title on pommel horse and the first gold medal won by an American male artistic gymnast since 2011. Additionally it was the only gold medal won by a USA gymnast, man or woman, at the 2021 World Championships.[25]

2022

In late July Nedoroscik returned to competition and competed at the U.S. Classic. Although he fell off the pommel horse he finished with the top score.[26] He next competed at the U.S. National Championships where he won his second consecutive national title on the pommel horse.[27] In October Nedoroscik was named to the team to compete at the 2022 World Championships alongside Brody Malone, Asher Hong, Colt Walker, and Donnell Whittenburg.[28] During qualifications Nedoroscik finished second on pommel horse and qualified to the event final. During the team final he contributed scores on pommel horse towards the USA's fifth place finish.[29] During the pommel horse final he finished fifth.

2023

In February Nedoroscik competed at the Winter Cup; he placed third on pommel horse behind Ian Skirkey and Ignacio Yockers. In August Nedoroscik competed at the Core Hydration Classic where he placed first on pommel horse.[30] He next competed at the Xfinity National Championships where he once again placed first on pommel horse.[31] The following day he was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Games taking place in late October alongside Donnell Whittenburg, Colt Walker, Shane Wiskus (later replaced by Curran Phillips), and Cameron Bock.[32]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
2015 Junior Olympic National Championships (JO15) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2016 Junior Olympic National Championships (JO16) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 7
2018 Winter Cup 4
NCAA Championships 6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
National Qualifier 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 9
2019 Winter Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Doha World Cup 6
NCAA Championships 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Summer Universiade 13
U.S. National Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Cottbus World Cup 8
2020 Melbourne World Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2021 Winter Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olympic Trials 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Team Trials 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 U.S. Classic 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 5 5
2023 Winter Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. National Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pan American Games 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5

References

  1. ^ "APPARATUS FINALS - LIVE RESULTS". gym.longinestiming.com.
  2. ^ "Stephen Nedoroscik USAG profile". USA Gymnastics.
  3. ^ "Stephen Nedoroscik: The Penn State two-time national champion you most likely haven't heard of". Daily Collegian. February 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Meet Stephen Nedoroscik, The New U.S. Pommel Horse Star". Team USA. March 28, 2020. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "Penn State men's gymnastics' Stephen Nedoroscik claims individual NCAA title on pommel horse". Daily Collegian. April 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Moldauer wins men's senior all-around title at P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "Mikulak, Hong win Winter Cup Challenge all-around titles". USA Gymnastics. February 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Penn State Men's Gymnastics Sophomore Stephen Nedoroscik Crowned Pommel Horse National Champion". Onward State. April 23, 2018.
  9. ^ "Van Wicklen posts top all-around score at 2018 Men's Qualifier". USA Gymnastics. July 14, 2018.
  10. ^ "Mikulak dazzles on way to fifth career U.S. all-around title". USA Gymnastics. August 18, 2018.
  11. ^ "Mikulak wins five event medals, Walker takes junior all-around title at 2019 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. February 17, 2019.
  12. ^ "Carey wins women's vault title at Doha World Cup". USA Gymnastics. March 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Diab, Nedoroscik compete July 4 at 2019 World University Games". USA Gymnastics. July 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "Mikulak notches super six at U.S. Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 10, 2019.
  15. ^ "Event finals wrap up Sunday at 2019 Cottbus World Cup". USA Gymnastics. November 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "Carey, Nedoroscik win gold at 2020 World Cup in Melbourne". USA Gymnastics. February 22, 2020.
  17. ^ "Coronavirus: Penn State men's gymnastics' Stephen Nedoroscik unable to compete due to travel restrictions". Daily Collegian. March 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "Nedoroscik Named Nissen Emery Winner as Nation's Top Men's Gymnast". Penn State Nittany Lions. April 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "Winter Cup individual men's event champions named, four additional gymnasts earn U.S. Men's National Team berths". USA Gymnastics. February 28, 2021.
  21. ^ "Malone takes senior all-around crown at 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 5, 2021.
  22. ^ "USA Gymnastics names eight additional athletes to Men's Junior and Senior National Teams, introduces inaugural Senior Development Team lineup". USA Gymnastics. June 8, 2021.
  23. ^ "USA Gymnastics announces men's Olympic team roster for artistic gymnastics". USA Gymnastics. June 26, 2021.
  24. ^ "World medalists Moldauer, Whittenburg headline six-person 2021 U.S. Men's Artistic World Championships team". USA Gymnastics. September 18, 2021.
  25. ^ "Nedoroscik earns U.S. first pommel horse World Championship title, Yoder takes fifth". USA Gymnastics. October 23, 2021.
  26. ^ "Malone cruises to all-around title as men take over U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 31, 2022.
  27. ^ "Malone repeats as all-around champion at 2022 OOFOS U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 21, 2022.
  28. ^ "U.S. men's program sending mix of World medalists, rising stars to 2022 Artistic World Championships". USA Gymnastics. October 5, 2022.
  29. ^ "U.S. men fifth at Artistic World Championships". USA Gymnastics. November 2, 2022.
  30. ^ "Hong brothers crowned as junior and senior men's all-around champions at Core Hydration Classic". USA Gymnastics. August 6, 2023.
  31. ^ "Hong rallies for U.S. men's title at Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
  32. ^ "U.S. Senior Men's teams named for 2023 Artistic World Championships, Pan American Games". USA Gymnastics. August 27, 2023.
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